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Shea House provides a language immersion environment to enhance students' linguistic and cultural competence in their target language and culture by offering quality programming with meaningful activities. The leadership of the Shea House facilitates multi-cultural and cross-cultural activities to prepare the residents and all associated language students of the UVA community to flourish in a global community.

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Halloween at Shea 2021

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    The doors of Shea are propped wide open, welcoming in the autumn winds and visitors alike to the Japanese pod’s semester event.

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    Pumpkins, ghouls, and monsters, oh my! 

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    The minute one enters Shea house, they’re immediately greeted with the good smells, loud chatter, and bright banners of the German pod’s Oktoberfest celebration. 

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    The laughter of residents and newcomers alike is blown out the open doors of Shea on the cool autumnal winds.

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    As Fall begins to turn the leaves outside, the inside of Shea changes as well, transforming for one night into the backdrop for the Chinese pod’s Mid-Autumn Festival Barbecue. 

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